Jeju Journal of Island Sciences (JJIS)

Journal Guide 

 

1. Aims and Scope

 

Jeju Journal of Island Sciences (JJIS) is an international journal covering all areas of basic or applied sciences, such as Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Ecology, and Natural Resources. The journal publishes original research and reviews for the following scope: 
    Biodiversity, e.g. taxonomy, phylogeny, phylobiogeography, etc.
    Biotechnology, e.g. biomass, bioproducts, biofuels, etc.
    Ecology, e.g. biogeochemistry, blue carbon, ecosystem service, etc.
    Natual Resources, e.g. raw materials, production of goods, renewable energy, etc.

2. Type of Manuscript

 

● Original Article: This is the most common type of journal manuscript. It includes full Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, and Discussion sections.

 

● Review: Review Articles provide a comprehensive summary of research on a certain topic, and a perspective on the state of the field and where it is heading.

 

● Note: Notes provide a forum for many types of concise research contribution. This category is typically half the length of a Research Article.

3. Submission of Manuscript

 

All manuscripts should be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English or Korean. Submission of manuscripts to JJIS is normally done through our online manuscript submission and review system in JJIS homepage, provided by RIBS. New users should first create an account. Submissions must be original in that the information is not copyrighted, published, or submitted elsewhere. They have not published before; must have been approved by all parties immediately involved, e.g. authors or institutional authorities; and must meet ethics guidelines (see ethics). If the manuscript has been previously submitted to any publication outlet, this must be disclosed a rationale for its submission to JJIS. Submission of a manuscript implies agreement to JJIS editorial terms of publication, including the transfer of copyright to RIBS and the online posting of a prepress abstract. Acceptable electronic formats are MS-Word or HWP. Pages and lines must be numbered.

4. Review Process

 

All manuscripts are reviewed confidentially by members of the editorial board and qualified reviewers. When a manuscript is submitted to the JJIS, it is given a manuscript number and assigned to a member of the editorial board for review. The manuscript number should be referred to in any subsequent communication between the corresponding author and the editor or the Editorial Office. The reviewers operate under the “guidelines for reviewers” and are expected to complete their review within a month. The corresponding author is generally notified of the reviewers’ decision within 1 months of submission. When a manuscript is returned for revision, it should be returned to the editor within 30 days or it may be considered withdrawn. The authors should supply responses to the editor along with the modified or revised manuscript. Manuscripts that have been rejected or withdrawn may be resubmitted if the major criticisms have been addressed. As with an initial submission, resubmitted manuscripts should be accompanied by a cover letter stating that the manuscript is a resubmission and describing in detail what changes have been made. The same editor that handled the original submission will usually handle the resubmitted manuscript. 

5. Copyright and Authorship

 

To protect the Institute’s ownership and the original authors from misappropriation of their published work, all authors agree to a copyright transfer when the manuscript is accepted for publication. The corresponding author signs and accepts responsibility for releasing this material on behalf of all coauthors. Copyright of published papers belongs to the Institute (RIBS). Copyright transfer can be found during the submission process via JJIS homepage. All authors must have materially participated in the research and/or article preparation. Individuals listed as authors must: (1) agree to be listed; (2) have contributed to the research reported; (3) approve the submitted version of the manuscript. The statement that all authors have approved the final article should be true and included in the disclosure.

6. Disclaimer

 

Publisher, editors, reviewers, and authors do not accept any legal responsibility for errors, omissions, or claims, nor do they provide any warranty, express or implied, with respect to information published in JJIS.

7. Ethics

 

Research published in JJIS must have been conducted in accordance with institutional, national and international guidelines concerning the use of animals in research and/or the sampling of endangered species. For the policies on research and publication ethics that are not stated in these instructions, the Guidelines on Good Publication Practice can be applied (available from:http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines). All submitted manuscripts should be original and should not be under consideration by other scientific journals for publication at the same time. No part of the accepted manuscript should be duplicated in any other scientific journal without the permission of the Editorial Board. If duplicate publication related to the papers of this journal is detected, the authors will be announced in the journal, their institutes will be informed, and there will be penalties for the authors.

8. Conflict of Interest Statement

 

The corresponding author must inform the editor of any potential conflicts of interest that could influence the authors’ interpretation of the data. Examples of potential conflicts of interest are financial support from or connections to pharmaceutical companies, political pressure from interest groups, and academically related issues. In particular, all sources of funding applicable to the study should be explicitly stated.

9. Manuscript Preparation

 

The length of Research Articles is approximately 5–10 journal pages. Research Notes of 3–5 printed pages are acceptable. Use the same general format as that of Research Articles. Review Articles can be up to 20 printed pages and can include several levels of headings.

 

Manuscripts must be prepared in a 12-point font size and double-spaced throughout (including references, tables, and legends) with margins of at least 3 cm all round. Times New Roman is preferred. All pages should be numbered serially, with the first page a title page, the second an abstract, followed by the text, references, tables, and legends for figures, in that order. It is also suggested that you number the lines of your manuscript to facilitate the review/editing process. Do not right justify or divide words at the ends of lines. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced when the article is processed. Do not embed “graphically designed” equations or tables, but prepare these using the word processor alone.

 

The title page should include the title, author name(s), and affiliation(s), including the complete address(es) for correspondence. Avoid use of abbreviations and acronyms in titles. The corresponding author(s) is to be marked by (*) and be written corresponding author’s e-mail below the first page of manuscript. When there is more than one “first author,” this should be indicated in a footnote (e.g., Gildong Hong and Sunshin Lee contributed equally). Pagination should start from the title page.

 

The abstract should be written exclusively in English, even if the manuscript is written in Korean. The abstract should be provided with one single paragraph of 200-250 words for original research papers, reviews, and notes. All abbreviations used only once or for the first time must be spelled out. Keywords should be presented in alphabetical order and must follow the abstract on the same page.

 

Abbreviations and acronyms, if any, should be spelled out the first time used, and placed in parentheses after the full term. Terms defined in the abstract should be defined independently in the main text.

 

Introduction must define the problem within the context of existing knowledge, state the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background. It should not be a general review of the field, but it should provide essential background for those who are not experts in the particular area.

 

Materials and Methods should provide all details necessary to allow repetition of the work, and manufacturers or sources of materials should be cited. Subheadings should start with indentation and end without a period. Subheadings should be separated from the text by a blank line.

 

Results include pertinent to the subject only. Data must not be repeated in figures and tables. As far as possible, cite each figure and table in the text in order of presentation (e.g., Figure 1 before Figure 2). When tables or figures are presented, cite only the significant results in the text.

 

Discussion should explore the significance of the results in relation to the problem outlined in the introduction - not repeat them. Reference to illustrative material should be minimal and should be provided only when necessary to emphasize a specific interpretation. A CONCLUSION should be added if results and discussion are combined.

 

Acknowledgments are to be used as necessary to acknowledge the source of financial grants in completing the study. The contribution of colleagues or institutions should also be acknowledged.

 

References must include all relevant published works, and all listed references must be cited in the text. The author is responsible for verifying the accuracy of unpublished citations.

 

In the text, refer to the author’s name (without initial) and year of publication. When reference is made to a work by two authors, both names should be given using “and” (e.g., Yang and Kim 2021); for three or more author name, give the first author followed by “et al.” and the year (e.g., Kim et al. 2023). Multiple references must be arranged in chronological order (e.g., Yang and Kim 2021, Lee 2022, Kim et al. 2023a, 2023b).

 

Publications by the same author(s) in the same year should be listed as 2000a, 2000b, etc. For Volume (Vol.) and Bulletin (Bull.), Arabic numerals should be used. References concerning unpublished data and “personal communications” should not be cited in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. Follow the styles shown in the following examples.

 

The examples to be used for references is as follows:

[Journal articles]

● Yang, M. Y. and Kim, M. S. 2023. Cryptic diversity and phylogeographic patterns of Plocamium telfairiae and P. cartilagineum (Plocamiales, Rhodophyta) in the Northwest Pacific. Algae 38: 159-172..

 

[Book] Write the title of the book in lower case, and give the publisher, place of publication and pages. In the case of a book series, give the series editor as well.

● Kim, M. S., Kang, J. C., Kim, B. S., Yang, M. Y. & Lee, H. W. 2022. Seaweed diversity on Udo islet, Jeju. Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Jeju National University, Korea, 332 pp.

 

[Dissertations] Write the title in lower case, ‘MS / PhD thesis / dissertation’, and give the university and its location.

● Yang, M. Y. 2018. Systematics of seven families in the order Gigartinales (Rhodophyta) from Korea based on morphology and molecular analyses. Ph.D. dissertation, Jeju National university, Jeju, Korea, 262 pp.

 

Tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals (Table 1, Table 2, etc.) and cited consecutively in the text. Tables should be typed on separate sheets together with a suitable caption at the top of each table. Column headings should be kept as brief as possible, and units of measure indicated in parentheses. Footnotes to tables should be placed at the bottom of the table to which they refer. The tables should be referred to in the text as Table 1, Table 2, etc.

 

Figures should be cited consecutively in the text with Arabic numerals (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.). The figure titles and legends must be grouped on a separate page―not included on the same page as the figures. Legends must provide sufficient explanation for the reader to understand the figure independent of the text. When a single figure contains more than two panels, the panels should be indicated consecutively in capital letters (A, B, C, etc.). The resolution for images containing pictures should be 300-600 dpi. The figures should be referred to in the text as Fig. 1A, Fig. 1B, etc.

 

Legends should be listed or in paragraph form, and placed together on a separate sheet in the manuscript document you submit. Each legend should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and enough information for interpretation of the figure, with all abbreviations used. All terms, abbreviations, and symbols should correspond with those used in the text. List scales at the end of the legend for each plate as follows: Scale bars represent: Fig. 1, 20 mm; Figs 2-4, 50 nm.

 

Supplements additional important materials of an article may be included on the JJIS website as an electronic supplement. This might include overlong tables or appendices and will be linked from the online article. Materials should be submitted as a file(s) separated from the main manuscript document. Tables and figures should be numbered S1, S2, etc.

 

 

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